HR8158-119

In Committee

Reproductive Healthcare Leave Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 30, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 3. Paid leave time An employer shall grant to each employee employed by the employer 96 hours of paid leave time on the employee's first workday of each calendar year, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4, and provides loosens a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 6. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, grants, and delegation of rulemaking. The main policy areas are Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 3. Paid leave time An employer shall grant to each employee employed by the employer 96 hours of paid leave time on the employee's first workday of each calendar year....
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4.
  • Provides loosens a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 6.
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 7. Authorization of appropriations for education and outreach There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor such sums as may be necessary...
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, preemption provision: 8. Effect on other laws Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify or affect any Federal or State law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 3. Paid leave time An employer shall grant to each employee employed by the employer 96 hours of paid leave time on the employee's first workday of each calendar year, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4, and provides loosens a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 6.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 3. Paid leave time An employer shall grant to each employee employed by the employer 96 hours of paid leave time on the employee's first workday of each calendar year, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4, and provides loosens a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 6.

Policy Domains

Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 30, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in …

Mar 30, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 30, 2026

Ms. Ansari (for herself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, Ms. Brownley, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"employer" §H399B2FFBD09F42C5A5C8200E52BF0D50

a person who is— a covered employer, as defined in subparagraph (B), who is not covered under subclause (V)

"employee" §HE5C77E2CA78740BCA65809B6B958DCF9

an employee described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 12(3)

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